The State Director of the National Orientation Agency, Anambra State Directorate, Awka, Barristers Charles Nwoji, has admonished Staff and Management of the Agency to work towards allowing their activities to reflect on the growth and development of the Agency, especially now the 2023 general elections are around the corner. The NOA Director gave the admonition while declaring open a one day Intensive In – House Capacity Enhancement programme organised by the Leadership of the Agency for the Field and Headquarters Officers of the Agency, held today at the Corporate Office of NOA in Awka.
Barrister Nwoji, who explained the theme of the programme as “Promoting Healthy Internal Dynamics in Strategic Public Institution,” told the participants to be at the vanguard of telling the public the undiluted truth in the course of discharging their duties at all times.
The NOA boss, who advocated for collective actions by all Staff of the Agency in transforming the Organization to an enviable height, stated that the programme was designed by Leadership of the Agency to draw the participants back to understanding the existing dynamics of the Agency and what they owe the society.
He reminded the participants of the need for them to streamline their activities and schedules as well as adherence to the hierarchy of the Agency, extant rules, regulations and provisions establishing the agency as they project into the future for beneficial growth and development of NOA.
In a lecture titled, “Effective Programme Development and Evaluation in National Orientation Agency”, the Deputy Director in charge of Programmes, Sir Joseph Uchendu, urged the participants to work towards imbibing the growth of discipline, integrity, dignity of labour, religious tolerance, social justice and self reliant in the course of performing their functions in the society.
He advised the staff to strive towards embracing e- programming and ICT with a view to speeding up their performances, especially in the area of galvanizing the people to accepting the developmental programs of government.
In another lecture on “Effective Report Writing and Strategic Communication,” the Deputy Director Planning, Research and Strategy,” Comrade Felix Agbo, maintained that report writing is a very serious mental work, and that the essence of the lecture was to enhance the proficiency of the participants in report writing and effective Communication methodology, asking them to be very careful in their choice of words while writing a report.
In the course of the Programme, lectures were also delivered on Salient Administrative Processes and Extant Public Service Rules, Understanding the Essence and Workings of the Special Duties Unit and its Implications on Productivity, Basic Financial and Auditing one and two by the Deputy Director Administration, Mr.Ijeoma Nzewi, Deputy Director Special Duties, Barrister Ifeoma Chijioke, Acting Head of Finance and Accounts Department, Mr.Uzoh Obeleagu and the Acting Head Audit Unit, Mrs Amalachukwu Anyansi respectively.